Things Fall Apart Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. The old man smiled benevolently. What does the word benevolently mean?
2. Anything that is at its beginning earliest or most basic stages.
3. What is the definition of 'notorious'?
4. What is the term used to describe the conflict between the Igbo culture and the European culture in the novel?
5. The time between two events
6. What word means to keep trying and never give up?
7. To pacify or satisfy or relieve
8. What is most closely the meaning of tumultuous as it is used on page 176?
9. What word means to be the most powerful or successful?
10. The boys argued at length about whether or not "water is wet, " using ..... logic to support their position.
11. What conflicts arose between the villagers and the missionaries?
12. How did Okonkwo feel about his first harvest even though it was difficult?
13. I didn't care about what my neighbor had to say, but I decided to ..... interest to be polite.
14. Why did Okonkwo depise Nyoye?
15. What holy animal does Okonkwo's clan suspect the Christians have killed and eaten?
16. Suppressed means
17. When something causes someone disgust or hatred
18. How do the spirits address everyone else?
19. The passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping
20. I could hear the ..... of the championship football game from 2 miles away.
21. What are some of the consequences of Okonkwo's adherence to traditional values in Chapter 2?
22. An agent or representative sent on a particular mission
23. What word means a connection or tie between two things?
24. Which character's death shows how the white man's law has become THE LAW of Umuofia?
25. What conflicts are introduced during the exposition of the novel?
26. Impossibly seen, gone through or understood
27. How does Nwoye's mother treats Ikemefuna?
28. What is the definition of 'mutilate'?
29. Why does Okonkwo despise his father?
30. What word means feeling very sad and hopeless?
31. Improvident means .....
32. He is unsuccessful, a debt-laden father, he plays the flute well
33. When would Okonkwo return to Umuofia?
34. What is the primary purpose of paragraph 5?
35. She could ..... distant voices through the thick fog.
36. How did Okonkwo get his start as a farmer?
37. The missionaries let the ..... live
38. The white men only put 3 people in prison
39. What does Mr. Brown build in Umuofia?
40. During the harvest celebration, what aspect of his culture was most meaningful to Unoka?
41. What was Okonkwo's regret?
42. Ikemefuna was killed by
43. How did the villagers react to the new changes brought by the missionaries?
44. The umuofia people are accepting of Christianity?
45. A character, usually minor, designed to highlight qualities of a major character
46. What is the significance of the title 'Things Fall Apart' in these chapters?
47. Beginning to come into being
48. What did the tribe do in retribution for Enoch's crime? (Ch 22)
49. The turning point in a story; the height of action
50. How does Okonkwo feel about the arrival of the missionaries?
51. How many villages does Umuofia comprise?
52. They joyfully reveled in the victory. What does the word 'revel' mean?
53. What is the definition of 'lament'?
54. What was a god like figure in Things fall apart
55. A willingness to take bold risks.
56. Who was Okonkwo's father?
57. The conversation had an underlying ..... of tension.
58. Explain the Ibo proverb " ..... if a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings."
59. What is the definition of 'vengeance'?
60. What is the name of Ezinma's mother?